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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Change
Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. I need to change lanes. (Move from one lane to another lane. I know this is correct.)
2. I need to change lane. (What does this mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=32377&dict=CALD
How come Cambridge uses 'change gear' and not 'change gears' ?
3. I need to change gears. (Move from one gear to another gear.)
4. I need to change gear. (What does this mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=12479&dict=CALD
How come 'change scene' is not 'change scenes'?
5. She needed a change of scene. (What does this mean?)
6. She needed a change of scenes. (Change from one scene to another scene?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=12471&dict=CALD
How come Cambridge uses 'change hands' ? I know this is correct but how come it is not 'change hand' like the ones above. The ones above are singular but this one is not?
1. I need to change lanes. (Move from one lane to another lane. I know this is correct.)
2. I need to change lane. (What does this mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=32377&dict=CALD
How come Cambridge uses 'change gear' and not 'change gears' ?
3. I need to change gears. (Move from one gear to another gear.)
4. I need to change gear. (What does this mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=12479&dict=CALD
How come 'change scene' is not 'change scenes'?
5. She needed a change of scene. (What does this mean?)
6. She needed a change of scenes. (Change from one scene to another scene?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=12471&dict=CALD
How come Cambridge uses 'change hands' ? I know this is correct but how come it is not 'change hand' like the ones above. The ones above are singular but this one is not?
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Hello Jack In BrE: #2 means the same as #1. #4 is more usual than #3 (I don't think I've heard #3). #5 is different because it consists of [noun + noun], rather than [infinitive + noun].
- Hello Jack In BrE: #2 means the same as #1.
- #4 is more usual than #3 (I don't think I've heard #3).
- #5 is different because it consists of [noun + noun], rather than [infinitive + noun].
- The singular 'of scene' denotes 'scene' in general, rather than a particular scene.
- ) I'm not sure about 'change hands'.
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Hello Jack
In BrE:
#2 means the same as #1.
#4 is more usual than #3 (I don't think I've heard #3).
#5 is different because it consists of [noun + noun], rather than [infinitive + noun]. The singular 'of scene' denotes 'scene' in general, rather than a particular scene. ('Scene' here stands for 'environment': she wanted to be somewhere else.)
I'm
In BrE:
#2 means the same as #1.
#4 is more usual than #3 (I don't think I've heard #3).
#5 is different because it consists of [noun + noun], rather than [infinitive + noun]. The singular 'of scene' denotes 'scene' in general, rather than a particular scene. ('Scene' here stands for 'environment': she wanted to be somewhere else.)
I'm
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